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Good afternoon I haven't been around for a while so my apologies to everyone, I have just had the results of my HbA1c annual review blood test they ie total cholesterol to HDL ratio 5.2 they have sent me a text saying I need statins and I have to have a repeat blood test as my serum creatine has...

This has probably been asked a thousand times before but I always thought that we took our first test when we first wake up but when I do that my readings are always in the 6's if I wait 10 minutes every morning they always drop back to the 5's so what reading do I give on the fasting thread...

I have had Diabetes type 2 for 15 years fully controlled by diet and lots of exercise but for the first 6 months of this year I decided to just come off of my diet and stopped testing as I was really cheesed off with my strict low carb diet regime for all these years(I am a very active 77 year...

Good morning all my friends I have just received my HbA1c first 6 month review,a little disappointing but maybe I am being a little to hard on myself do you think this is satisfactory,thank you,it is 43 :)

Good evening has anyone tried this low carb bread please,as far as I can see it is 9 carbs a slice which is lower than the Burgen bread,thank you.

Good morning as I cannot get anymore Lidl's low carb rolls Ithis morning I tried Burgen linseed and soya bread,I had one slice with two poached eggs,my readings so far as follows. 8.30am -5.3 8.45am-breakfast of two poached eggs and one toasted slice of Burgen bread (30min)9.15am-6.1 (1...

Good afternoon I am going to try just one baked apple after lunch:)

Good morning I have just had my 12 monthly review everything was good ,as you know i have been eating a lot of Anchor butter on my diet,when I was eating pro/active spread my cholesterol kept at a steady level of 3.8 it is now 4.5 the nurse respectfully suggested that it was the butter has...

Good afternoon at 1.pm I had 4 large chips and two large pieces of yellow haddock and peas my reading was before the meal 5.7 at one hour after the meal it was 8.1 at two hours my reading was 5.6 was this OK and within a safe limit:)

Good morning after a year of FBG testing every morning and studying the results it appears to me that my FBG results ate not in line with my 4 x 3 monthly HbA1c results and I am contemplating easing up on them(not stopping them),my last HbA1c result was 40/5.8 as I eat exactly the same food all...

Just picked my results up this morning one year to the day when I was first diagnosed,I am quite pleased but don't understand most of the numbers:)

Good afternoon I am a little disappointed with my 9 month assessment Hb1Ac 44 cholesterol 4.3 results say normal,but to be honest i did expect it,just a gut feeling nothing else has changed diet the same ,oh well I shall go and get the results printed out tomorrow. Rise in Cholesterol from 3.9...

Good afternoon I have some leeks for lunch but haven't tried them before as they are a below ground vegetable,are they alright as I couldn't get any broccoli:)

Good morning all my friends,my last Hb1Ac fasting test was on April 6th please could anyone tell me when should I book my next test,is it 3 months or 90 days ,the receptionist at the surgery has said that it is on July 28th(that seems wrong to me) ,I have tried to work it out but keep getting a...

Good afternoon all my friends the symptons I often see on here regarding Hypos are much the same as (GAD)Anxiety which I have had for over 30 years ,ie light headiness,nausea etc now I'm wondering if sometimes some of my fellow sufferers just maybe have anxiety and are not having hypos,just a...

Good morning all my friends I have just returned from my first visit to my doctors since he diagnosed yours truly with Diabetes type 2 (6 months ago) October 2016,I can't remember how or when I found this wonderful friendly and supportive Forum,I was in total shock for about 3 days and somehow...

Good afternoon I have a doctors appointment tomorrow morning at 8.30,when I last saw the Diabetes nurse on the 6th of April she said to me ,I will see you in 6 months,now as this is my first year with diabetes I have had two Hb1Ac tests one in January and one in April,I personally would like...

Good morning now I know nothing about type 1 and even less about type 2 but I know Teresa May is type 1 and yesterday she was on the TV news eating a bag of chips from a fish shop,I thought chips were a no no for me,is food different for type 1's.thank you:)

Good afternoon my friends,yes its me again with another question,could I say once a week safely eat some tinned fruit with some double cream as its been 6 months now and just fancied a little treat to celebrate my last Mb1Ac results.:)

Good evening has anyone tried Cauli Rice and is it suitable as a rice replacement,I am given to understand that it is only 3 carbs:)